Pepperdine University
San Francisco
#10 Waves Win 7th-Straight WCC Regular Season Title
4/20/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. " After a dominating 7-0 sweep over San Francisco at the California Tennis Club on Friday afternoon, the 10th-ranked Pepperdine women's tennis team won the seventh-consecutive West Coast Conference regular season title.
The Waves have gone 8-0 in WCC action with one match left tomorrow, while producing a 19-2 record on the season thus far.
 | RESULTS |
Singles
1. #25 Luisa Stefani (PEPP) def. Emily Maxfield (USF) " 6-2, 6-0
2. #19 Mayar Sherif (PEPP) def. Ann Sakiran (USF) " 6-0, 6-2
3. #67 Evgeniya Levashova (PEPP) def. Mya Bui (USF) " 6-2, 6-1
4. #88 Laura Gulbe (PEPP) def. Hanna Borjeson (USF) " 6-1, 6-1
5. Dzina Milovanovic (PEPP) def. Shanna Dos Santos (USF) " 6-1, 6-3
6. Adrijana Lekaj (PEPP) def. Alexa Meyer (USF) " 6-3, 7-6
Order of Finish: 1, 5, 2*, 3, 4, 6
Doubles
1. #8 Luisa Stefani/Mayar Ahmed (PEPP) vs. Emily Maxfield/Mya Bui (USF) " 3-3, unfinished
2. #90 Evgeniya Levashova/Dzina Milovanovic (PEPP) def. Anna Sakiran/Shanna Dos Santos (USF) " 6-1
3. Laura Gulbe/Adrijana Lekaj (PEPP) def. Alexa Meyer/Amber Del R0sario (USF) " 6-1
Order of Finish: 2, 3*
| MATCH RECAP |
With the 1-0 advantage heading into singles, Pepperdine did not let up, collecting two set wins on all six courts in a clinch, finish set up. No. 25 Luisa Stefani opened the action with a 6-2, 6-0 win on court one over Emily Maxfield and Milovanovic followed with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Dos Santos in the No. 5 position to put the Waves one step closer to the clinch.
No. 19 Mayar Sherif would do the honors as she downed Anna Sokiran with a 6-0, 6-2 win on court two. Levashova, Gulbe and Lekaj all followed suit with two set wins on courts three, four and six respectively to secure the WCC regular season title and the Waves' 7-0 win.
| NOTABLES |
- Pepperdine has won all eight-WCC matches this season, including seven by straight-set sweeps.
- The Waves have gone 3-1 against opponents ranked in the top-12 of the Oracle/ITA rankings.
- Pepperdine has collected 11 sweeps this season.
- Laura Gulbe is on a 12-match winning streak, while Mayar Sherif and Evgeniya Levashova have won 11-consecutive matches.
- The No. 1 doubles position has gone 16-3 this season for the Waves in dual action, with Mayar Sherif and Luisa Stefani collecting a 12-2 record in the top-spot.
- The Waves have gone 82-16 in singles action and 40-11 in doubles play this season.
- The Waves have five ranked in the Oracle/ITA singles rankings #16 Ashley Lahey, #19 Mayar Sherif, #25 Luisa Stefani, #67 Evgeniya Levashova and #88 Laura Gulbe.
- The team has three doubles pairs ranked with Sherif and Stefani ranking #8, Sherif and Lahey ranking #34 and Milovanovic and Levashova ranking #90.
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